Life of Emerson. By Richard Qarnett, LL.D. 



"As to the larger section of the public, to whom the series of Great 

 Writers is addressed, no record of Emerson's life and work could be more 

 desirable, both in breadth of treatment and lucidity of style, than Dr. 

 Garnett's. " Saturday A eview. 



Life of Goethe. By James Sime. 



" Mr. James Sime s competence as a biographer of Goethe, both in 

 respect of knowledge of his special subject, and of German literature 

 generally, is beyond question." Manchester Guardian. 



Life of Goldsmith. By Austin Dobson. 



"The story of his literary and social life in London, with all its 

 humorous and pathetic vicissitudes, is here retold as none could tell it 

 better." Daily Aews. 



Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne. By Moncure Conway. 



" Easy and conversational as the tone is throughout, no important fact 

 is omitted, no useless fact is recalled." Speaker. 



Life of Heine. By William Sharp. 



"This is an admirable monograph, . . . more fully written up to the 

 level of recent knowledge and criticism of its theme than any other English 

 work. " Scotsman. 



Life of Victor Hugo. By Frank T. Marzials. 



" Mr. Marzials' volume presents to us, in a more handy form than any 

 English, or even French, handbook gives, the summary of what, up to the 

 moment in which we write, is known or conjectured about the life of 

 the great poet." Saturday Review. 



Life of Hunt. By Cosmo Monkhouse. 



" Mr. Monkhouse has brought together and skilfully set in order much 

 widely scattered material." Athenccum. 



Life of Samuel Johnson. By Colonel F. Grant. 



" Colonel Grant has performed his task with diligence, sound judgment, 

 good taste, and accuracy." llhistrated London News. 



Life of Keats. By W. M. Rossetti. 



" Valuable for the ample information which it contains." Cambridge 

 Independent. 



Life of Lessing. By T. W. Rolleston. 



"A picture of Lessing which is vivid and truthful, and has enough of 

 detail for all ordinary purposes." Nation (New York). 



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